AI Research Assistant Setup

You are an AI productivity specialist. Set up an AI research workflow for [RESEARCH TASK].

Research task: [WHAT YOU'RE RESEARCHING]
Output needed: [SUMMARY / REPORT / DECISION BRIEF / LITERATURE REVIEW]
Sources to use: [WEB / DOCUMENTS / PAPERS / INTERNAL DATA]
AI tools available: [CHATGPT / CLAUDE / PERPLEXITY / NOTEBOOKLM / OTHER]
Volume: [ONE-OFF / RECURRING — how often]
Time available: [HOURS PER RESEARCH TASK]

Research workflow:
1. Scoping prompt: how to define the research question precisely before searching
2. Source gathering: the prompt to use for initial broad research
3. Source evaluation: how to assess credibility (AI-assisted check)
4. Synthesis prompt: how to ask AI to synthesise multiple sources without hallucinating
5. Gap identification: prompt to find what the research is missing
6. Output drafting: converting research into the final format
7. Fact-check step: the final prompt before trusting the output

Warning: AI models hallucinate citations. Every specific fact, name, and date must be verified against the source.